[access-uk] Re: Moving from earlier JAWS versions
- From: "Jackie Cairns" <jackie.cairnsplace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:22:10 -0000
Hi Jim
I use Office 2003 myself with JAWS 13 and Windows 7 Home Premium. Like it
or not, you will always find anomalies with every version of JAWS, it's how
they make their money!
Having said that, I have noticed small things myself in Word that tend to be
a bit annoying, but which probably wouldn't happen if I updated to a later
version of Office. For example, within Word, sometimes I can't jump
paragraphs using control and down arrow as JAWS won't speak them. Sometimes
it doesn't always read the word to the right of the cursor when going
through a sentence to check something using control and right arrow. But it
works if I go left then right again. I know that sounds a bit daft, but
that's how it behaves.
When I copy text to the clipboard and paste it into a blank Word document,
instead of the text being there, I get the width and height of something
instead, something completely irrelevant to what was in the clipboard. I
then have to re-select the text and paste it again. What's all that about?
In Outlook, JAWS sometimes just shuts up and I am left with the Braille
display to get me out of the shit, (pardon me). But I don't blame JAWS
alone for all these little quirks, I feel it's likely that Microsoft and
Freedom Scientific combined are forcing people to constantly update their
software, like we are all made of money and have to go rushing out when the
new version comes out for fear the old one will be discontinued or not
worked on for existing customers.
But I will only update when I am ready. All my Windows updates are present
and correct, I am using Microsoft Security Essentials, and I can't do any
more than keep the machine ticking over and up-to-date.
Keep plodding on Jim.
Kind Regards,
Jackie Cairns
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jim Williams
Sent: 12 March 2012 10:53
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Moving from earlier JAWS versions
Hi Shea,
I have set all updates to automatic with both Windows and JAWS so I assume
that Office 2003 is ok and XP is definitely Service pack 3.
And as I mentioned in Steve Bingham's message, I received my copy of JAWS
from Blazie, not S&S.
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shea Anker
Sent: 12 March 2012 00:26
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Moving from earlier JAWS versions
Hi,
I found that later versions of Jaws do not work as well with earlier
versions of Windows and Office, and the reverse is also true. If you have
the latest service packs from Windows, and Office, that might help with Jaws
13.
Personally, I din't really like Jaws 13 and hope that the next version is a
bit better.
Shea
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Williams
Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 2:02 PM
To: jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Moving from earlier JAWS versions
Hi List,
Apologies for cross posting of this message.
Using JAWS 13 and Office 2003
I recently upgraded from JAWS 9 to version 13 and have encountered a few
minor difficulties in the process.
Without going into great detail, has anyone found difficulty in highlighting
large amounts of text in Word 2003 when using JAWS 13 that were not present
when using an earlier version of JAWS in combination with Word 2003.
I have posted more details of this highlighting problem on other lists but
have had no meaningful responses.
Jim Williams
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